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Funding restored for law-enforcement training facility in Pa.
A training center run by the Pennsylvania National Guard is back in action after seeing its funding stall, then return. At the Nor ...
15 years ago
Quarantine in Bucks aims to halt menace to walnut trees
After finding a tree infected with Thousand Cankers disease in Plumstead Township, officials have quarantined wood from walnut trees in B ...
15 years ago
Hearing rescheduled for Mt. Airy meth ring defendants
Five individuals arrested in connection to a recent drug bust in West Mt. Airy will now appear in Philadelphia Municipal Court Sept. 21, ...
15 years ago
Cameras to open window on Pa. Supreme Court
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will allow cameras in its courtroom for the first time. The Pennsylvania Cable Network, or PCN, is ...
15 years ago
District says it needs more information for cheating investigation
And the answer is… There is no answer. The School District of Philadelphia said today it’ll need more informati ...
15 years ago
$11 million refund for Delaware power customers
Delmarva Power electric and gas customers will get a refund from the company over the next few weeks. The refund, which includes i ...
15 years ago
City will consider permanent curfew changes
Following what’s being called a successful first weekend of curfew enforcement, Philadelphia will consider making its tighter curfe ...
15 years ago
Stephen Starr plans a break from Philadelphia
Likely the most well-known name in Philadelphia food, Stephen Starr is planning to take a break from further development here. Wit ...
15 years ago
Journal Register Company names new editor in chief
Already tapped to head “Project Thunderdome,” Jim Brady has also been named as Journal Register Company’s new editor in ...
15 years ago
Five New Jersey and Pennsylvania towns on the list of top places to live in the U.S.
Where should you live in the U.S.? If you don’t think Louisville, Colo. works for you, maybe you should try New Jersey or Pe ...
15 years ago
Philly businesses urged to help create opportunities for kids
Mayor Michael Nutter is applauding Philadelphia’s first weekend of tighter curfew enforcement. To help counteract the lure o ...
15 years ago
Learn how to redistrict Philly before City Council takes a vote
Tonight is the last night to learn how to use the FixPhillyDistricts web-based redistricting tool. We’re closing in on the deadline ...
15 years ago
Berwyn man pleads guilty in $17 million Ponzi scheme
A 56-year-old Berwyn man has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a Ponzi scheme that defrauded more than 260 investors of more than $ ...
15 years ago
Washington, D.C. compares its recent flashmob to Philadelphia’s
It was around 1:30 a.m. Saturday when dozens of teenagers packed into a Germantown 7-Eleven to rob the store while the clerk stood back, ...
15 years ago